Seat of motor-cars



.1. HLBARNETT. SEAT or MOTOR CARS. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 27,1919.

Patentedfiept- 21, 1 0

' Iran 'Jorm HAROLD BARNETT, or TETTENHALL, ENGLAND.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN HAROLD BAR? NETT, asubject of the Kingdom of Great Britain, residing at The Grotto,Tettenfront and interior of the car or turn-up type,

- the seat in the raised hall, in the county of Sta'fiord, England,engineer, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in andRelating to the of which the follow- Seats of Motor-Cars, ing aspecification.

This invention relates to the seats of moand is more particularlyapplicaor coupe type in which the seat between the the back of thevention' comprising an improvement in the method of and means fortilting the seat and effecting the required movement of the back of theseat. 1

In order that this invention may be'clearly understood and readilycarried into practice,

reference may be had to of drawings, upon whlc a Figure 1 IS aperspectlve vle'w showing the appended sheet the car.

Fig. 2 is also a the seat in the normal low position.

In an embodiment of this invention the seat a is arranged in suc'h'aposition in relation to the side door of the car that when in itsseating position entrance to the front part of the car can be obtainedthrough the side entrance, the lower edge of the riser, front supports,or legs a of the seat being horizontally pivoted to the floor b of thecar, in such a manner that the seat can be tilted forward until itsriser or supports a are parallel with the floor with the seat in anapproximately vertical position as shown in Fig. 1. The back 0 of theseat which is adapted to rest on the floor conveniently by means of legs0 provided at each side with an arm (l, one end of each of which isfixed to the back 0, and the other end al of each of which is. pivotedrespectively to suitable fulcrum pieces at the rear of the seat a, thesaid arms (Z preferably working in slots (1 in the underside of theseat.

A lever is provided centrally of the seat one end 6 or connectingelement ,6 of such I lever being pivoted to the floor of the car at apoint under the seat, somewhat to the front amay be duplicated is of atilting which tilting also operates seat, for enabling access to begained from the side door to either the f front or-back of the car, thepresentin position for entering perspective view showing seat.

sEA'r'or MOTOR-CARS..

Serial No. 328,992.

cranked or curved in such a manner thatthe part pivoted'to thefloor isapproximately vertical, while the part pivoted is approximately Fig; 2.If

horizontal as shown in desired the connecting elements andiprovidedonefon each side ofthe seat. l

Small clearance is tilted.

f Brackets or other be attached to part of the seat arranged on the c toform a support suitable supports may vthe underside of the rear 516 orsuch brackets may' be lower part of the seat back for the seat a. "'Prothe tilting may e' alanced by the use ofweights or springs.

The action a tilting is asffollows'z-eUpon the rear part of the seat aby a suitable table or the like attached thereto the forward by'fthearms d, and at back 0 is drawn I the same time elevatedor raised as inFig. 3 ward and occupies approximately a vertical position withits'bottom edge restingonthe supports a 'of the seat a or nearly so as.

to avoid interfering with the entrance through the side door to the rearof-the car. juxtaposition or approximately parallel with until the seatis fully tilted for The back 0 of the seat is then in Specification ofLetters Patent. Patented Sept, 21, 1920. Application filedSeptember 27,1919. I I. i

a transverse member" 0 or to the back I provided between the; back edgeof thejseat proper and the face I complete separation of l the back andseat when :thelatter is being ,i .c V

vision may be made in conjunction with the seat support orlever 6whereby shown the said seat a and is retained in this position throughthe medium of the lever e as shown in Fig. 1.

Inorder to enable the seat raised when necessary a compressed springdevice f is employed conveniently beneath the floor. 6 and in connectionwith the lever e in such a manner that said spring is compressed whenthe seat is in the sitting position but when the seat is tilted saidspring tends to into the raised position shown in Fig. 1 and so assistsin the tilting or tipping of the remain .in the tilted or raisedposition when to be readily v being raised or force the lever e Thisalso insures that the seat will so placed and will not inadvertentlyfall into the sitting position or the back 0 fall forward throughvibration or the like. Further a butler spring arrangement 9 may beincorporated as shown in Fig. 1 so that when the seat is being raised ortilted it shall not fall into position with undue noise or the like. Bythis arrangement the spring g is compressed before the seat (0 comesinto 7 ing the seat when the desired adjustment o een obtained may beemployed, and this may-take the form of two rods h which are movedaxially toward or away from one another by the key M to so register withthe perforations h on the fixed floor of the car. The arrangement oftilting seat and back may be adapted for use in cars in positions otherthan that previously described l/What I claim as my invention and desiresecure by Letters Patent is 1. A seat mounted for tilting movement, aback pivotally connected to and carried by the rear side of the seat,and a lever pivotally connected at a point below the seat and alsopivotally connected to the back at a point eccentric to the pivotal axisof the back, said lever causing the back to remain in substantiallyvertical position irrespec- -my hand.

tive of whether the seat is in normal or in tilted position.

2. A seat mounted for tilting movement, a back pivotally connected toand carried by the rear side of the with supporting means extendingbelow the pivotal axis of the back, and a lever pivotally connected at afixed point below the seat and also pivotally connected to the back at apoint below the pivotal axis of the back and causing the back to remainin substantially vertical position irrespective of whether the seat isin normal or in tilted position.

3. In a motor car a tilting or turn up seat having a back hingedlyconnected thereto through the medium of arms or like members, said backbeing also connected to the vfloor oi the car or equivalent by a leveror levers or connecting element or elements. 7 r

4, A tilting or turn up seat as set forth in the last preceding claim inwhich a com pression spring device is employed in con nection with thelever or levers in such a manner as to assist in the tilting oi: theseat and also to retain said seat in the tilted position when desired.

5. A tilting or turn up'seat asset forth in claim 3, in which a butlerspring device is employed to prevent the seat from falling with unduenoise or weight when tilted.

6. A tilting or turn up seat as set forth in claim 8 which is mountedupon a sliding floor or platform and is provided with locking meanssubstantially as In witness whereof I have hereunto set JOHNrianonnnannnrr.

seat, and provided herein set forth.

